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Edith's Streets

This blog records notes about London (and Greater London) streets - what the buildings are, what the background is. These pages have been compiled over many years and from many sources - its not intended to copy from other people's work.Each post represents a square on the Ordnance Survey grid -and the vast majority of information is culled from map based source material - Ordnance Survey, A/Z, etc.

On some inner city squares only a quarter of each square is done because of the volume of material involved

Please add your comments and corrections - I am sure there are lots of mistakes - and my idea is to build up a correct record interactively

Red- it is (hopefully) there nowBlue - its interesting but its goneNo colour, same as the text - don't know. needs to be verified

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Thames Tributary Darent - Shoreham

Darent
Stream diverges. Bricked remains of dams, built to allow water to flood the meadow and lead it back.Water Board plantation..

Eynsford RoadPreston Farm.OastsPreston Farm CottagesThe Summer House

Mill LaneThe Godstone Spring – on the west bank of the river – has ancient Druidic associations.Shoreham Mill House 18th an the last of a succession of buildings here sine Anglo Saxon times. Corn mill here at Domesday and this was a paper mill in the 1690s and remained in operation until 1926. the Mill House is listed grade II.and is white weatherboarding with white painted brickwork. The Kent peg tiled roofs has gable dormer windows, windows. The mill was house converted in 1971Shoreham Mill. site of a fulling mill belonging to Palsters Manor. It was bought by the Passele family in the 14th. John Polhill bought the mill in 1602. The last mill on the site was a paper mill; demolished in 1936, The low breast shot waterwheel was 16feet by 8feet It drove machinery via a layshaft driven from the spur geared pitwheel. The mill was demolished in the 1930s. The paper mill had been run for over 200 years by the Wilmot family who specialised in ledgers.. The Victorian paper mill was a substantial building straddling the river plus an engine house. The bricks and tiles reused in Tileman’s Field at Farningham.Roman bath house remains found near the mill